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Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... remaining above trend despite a recent energy shock which kept inflation elevated and complicated the outlook for central banks. Aberdeen Investments chief investments officer Peter Branner said the investment backdrop remained supportive for risk assets ...

Income generating index ETFs gain traction post Budget

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
... one of its strongest bull markets in decades. "Importantly, long-term demand remains robust, particularly among central banks, with recent surveys showing that 89% of central banks expect global gold reserves to increase over the next 12 months as countries ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... inflation is generally lower because of the currency. It means the spending power of the consumer is higher. It means central banks can cut rates without worrying, and it means growth picks up and investment picks up. It's a virtuous cycle," Taylor ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... pandemic tightening phase. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the move marks a difference from other global central banks. "The fact that the RBA has been hiking makes it an outlier amongst of the major global central banks, with all of the major ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... dislocation that is better on a risk-adjusted basis has been in the government bond markets around the question of how central banks would adjust monetary policy in reaction to higher oil prices. At the start of the year, the US market was pricing for ...

APRA finalises CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... requirements in CPS 230 for a material arrangement if the arrangement is with, for example, government agencies, central banks, financial market exchanges, operators of clearing and settlement facilities, operators of payment systems and schemes, and ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... month where the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked interest rate for the second time in 2026, the only major central banks to be actively hiking. "For Australian equities this reinforces three key trends: the rotation toward income and value factors ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... growth is uneven and conviction is low. Neiron said the longer the Iran conflict drags on, the greater the risk that central banks are forced to react negative supply shocks with "few good options available". "No central bank wants to relive the stagflation ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... exceptions occur when geopolitical events materially alter economic fundamentals, trigger a policy response from central banks or coincide with periods of broader macro vulnerability. "In this context, oil prices are the most important transmission mechanism ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... we missed out on directly participating in the gold rally." Pearce noted the big buyers of gold have been global central banks, especially China, as they get out of the US bond market. "As a matter of fact, many of the central banks that are not politically ...
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